21 Children of shluchim from across German cities (Hamburg Nirenberg Cologne Essen Frankfurt Hanover Podstem Berlin Karlsruhe) had a special Shabbaton in Frankfurt together with bochurim who flew in from New York.

An earthquake was felt in central Israel, including Jerusalem, Wednesday night. The Geophysical Institute reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was at sea, between Hadera and Haifa, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Israeli coast. The quake struck Israel at 7:53 PM. No injuries or damage has been reported in the wake of the 4.6 magnitude quake.

The Annual Dinner of Oholei Torah will be held this Sunday, May 19th, Pesach Sheini, in the Oholei Torah Ballroom. The event will be honoring Reb Mendel and Nechama Baumgarten, a”h, with the Founding Parents Memorial Tribute for their unbelievable determination and mesirus nefesh in Oholei Torah’s first years.

The 19-year-old nursing student accused of murdering a 60-year-old woman at a Chabad synagogue last month and wounding three others pleaded not guilty to 108 federal hate crime charges and civil rights offenses Tuesday.

A synagogue in the central Israeli city of Lod was vandalized overnight, worshipers discovered Wednesday morning. The synagogue, which is home to an Indian-Jewish congregation, was targeted by vandals who broke into the building and trashed the interior of the synagogue.

At the behest of the U.S. Mission to the European Union, Rabbi Michoel Rosenblum, Executive director of the EU Jewish Building (EUJB) and Rabbi of the European Synagogue, organized a round-table meeting with Civil Leaders of EU and Belgium Jewish organizations, and special envoy Elan Carr.